Cryin' won't help you none,
yes, you got to do something, yes, you see
Crying won't help you none
I know you got to do something
Say it again, y 'all
Crying won't help you none
You got to do something
You know what you got to do
Get off your corner, stop using dope
Father uses, there's no real hope
Look at yourself, yeah
And tell me what you see with
Do you see a real man
Or something I'll never be
You see, I know
Cryin' won't help you none, yes sir,
you got to, you got to do something
Just say it one more time y 'all,
cryin' won't help you none
Lord, Lord, you got to,
you got to do something
You know what you got to do
Stop goin' around with your
head up in the air
Pretending you're a millionaire
Smile at the people, please
And turn on your love lights, yeah
You know what?
You may encounter somebody there
Stand up for what's right, you see
I know crime won't help you none
You got to, you got to do something
Yeah, say it with me fellas
Crime won't help you none
I know, I know you got to do something
Say it just like you mean it, yeah
Crime won't help you none
You've yeah
You've got to do something,
mm -hmm
You're gonna have to try sometime,
yeah
You've got to do something,
say that one more time
Your crying won't help you none,
yeah
You've got to, you've got to do something,
yeah
Crying won't help you none
Yes, yeah, blues up, that's it
That's it, that's it
Crying won't help you none